Browsing: Bird

November 24, 20253 min readFirst Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to KnowH5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S.…

UK poultry producers are battling a “bad season” of bird flu, with cases much worse than at this point last year, putting a squeeze on supplies…

A Washington state resident has preliminarily tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months.The Washington State Department of…

November 13, 20253 min readAre Turkeys at Risk of Bird Flu This Thanksgiving?Nearly two million U.S. turkeys have died from bird flu in recent months. An…

Future antibody therapies could target H5N1 avian influenza virus (green).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryResearchers are increasingly developing antibody therapies to treat infectious diseases. Therapies are being…

October 29, 20253 min readThis Overlooked Bird Flu Strain Might Be the Next Pandemic RiskExperiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person…

Attention has been focused on avian influenza virus H5N1 in the past few years, but scientists are concerned about the spread of other bird viruses.Credit: Ralf…

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus…

Social Media funny TikTok trending Poppy Dykes. Updated October 21st, 2025 TikTok is home to thousands of bizarre trends, but this one, in which…

The tawny frogmouth has been named Australia’s 2025 bird of the year, after taking second place in the biennial Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll three times running.More than…